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Deirdre Laide

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📚 SHIPWRECK out July'25, Tilbury House Publishers. ✔️ Teacher ✍️ PB & MG writer #kidlit #F #NF 🖍Doodler 🍃 Woodland walker ⛰️ Mountain hiker 🌊 Summer swimmer 🕴Trampoline jumper 🏠 Living in Ireland 🇮🇪 📕 Rep'd by Tracy Marchini at @bookendsliterary.bsky.social

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Publication Day (U.S.)for my #debut #nonfiction #picturebook.

##kidlit #librarians #teachers #lessons #Writingcommunity ##publishing ##picturebooks #kidlitwriter #teacher

26.08.2025 18:00 — 👍 8    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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SHIPWRECK by @deirdrelaide.bsky.social & Carlos Velez Aguilera is one of my favorite NF PB of the year! It introduces readers to an incredible variety of shipwrecks though lyrical text, fascinating facts, and powerful art. Such a mysterious, adventurous, heartbreaking, intriguing, informative read!

24.08.2025 18:29 — 👍 9    🔁 3    💬 2    📌 0

Thank you. ⚓️❤️

26.08.2025 17:54 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Thank 🥰 you Maria

13.08.2025 18:22 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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4 fabulous @steamteambooks.bsky.social authors share their four August #NF PBs. www.mariacmarshall.com/singlepost/t... Jennifer Swanson Workman Kids @jstremer.bsky.social Beach Lane Books @karenjameson15.bsky.social Yosemite Conservancy @deirdrelaide.bsky.social Tilbury House #interview #kidlit

13.08.2025 08:31 — 👍 9    🔁 6    💬 1    📌 3
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#publisherweekly #livingthedream #author #kidlit #writerscommunity #nonfiction
So delighted 🙌. Read the full review ❤️⚓️ here. ⏬️
www.publishersweekly.com/9781668944882

11.08.2025 17:08 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

I know! Carlos is so talented.

11.08.2025 17:05 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Thank you. 😍✨️

11.08.2025 17:04 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Amazing 👏 news. My book is available for preorder.
www.deirdrelaide.com

#Writingcommunity #kidlit #nonfiction #picturebooks #educational #lessons #teachers #librarians ##schoollibrarian #teacher

11.08.2025 10:51 — 👍 8    🔁 0    💬 2    📌 0
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Found in the forest...

04.08.2025 15:31 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Dive into a NEW #LitLinks lesson: 3 ways shipwrecks can help students explore lyrical language
Explore literary devices
Challenge students' imagination & creativity
💫 patriciamnewman.com/?p=12792

@deirdre_laide @tilburyhouse @scbwiIreland @SCBWI @bookendsliterary.bsky.social

02.07.2025 16:12 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Thanks so much for the feature.

02.07.2025 16:11 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Thank you. X

13.05.2025 16:14 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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When your debut, nonfiction, picture book appears on the publisher's website 😍 🫠📚. Pinch me.
@tilburyhousepublishers
#WritingCommunity #kidlit #nonfiction #debut #teacher #writerslife #lesson #STEAM

13.05.2025 16:00 — 👍 6    🔁 0    💬 2    📌 0
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When your friend gives you the perfect gift.
#writingcommunity ##publishing #authorlife #bookworm #teacher

01.05.2025 22:02 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Congratulations 🎊 👏

02.04.2025 09:52 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

👏👏👏👏

01.04.2025 21:11 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
The essential biography for all Tom Crean fans. 4 years of deep research resulted in this, the most comprehensive and revealing account ever written about one of history's best loved explorers.

The essential biography for all Tom Crean fans. 4 years of deep research resulted in this, the most comprehensive and revealing account ever written about one of history's best loved explorers.

Hi, I'm the guy behind this, the most comprehensive account of Tom Crean's epic life. I guess most of you have never have heard of him but I'll wager you'll never forget him after reading his incredible story.
I'm Tim and if you want to connect and ask any questions about Tom, please do.
#TomCrean

01.04.2025 18:26 — 👍 4    🔁 1    💬 1    📌 0

Yes please 🙏 😍

30.03.2025 14:29 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Yes please 🙏 😍

30.03.2025 14:29 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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When THE END is just the beginning. I sent my completed MG novel to my agent. I really hope she likes it.
#author #writingcommunity
#middlegrade
#onsub
🏞❤️☕️✨️🧶👧🐾

28.03.2025 20:59 — 👍 6    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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📍John Rylands Research Institute and Library, Manchester, UK.

22.03.2025 12:59 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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☘️What a day... beautiful.

📍Banna Beach, Co. Kerry, Ireland. ☘️

15.03.2025 21:40 — 👍 4    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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The bay.

📍Blennerville, Tralee, Co. Kerry, Ireland.

11.03.2025 22:40 — 👍 6    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Hello Sunshine!
Beautiful ❤️ day.

📍Fenit Beach, Co. Kerry.

09.03.2025 20:17 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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I love these animal crossing signs.

#conservation #animals #wildlife

08.03.2025 17:40 — 👍 8    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

We're finally here! And while you're here, please check out this wonderful list of authors and illustrators 💚

go.bsky.app/Uw5hJaE

04.03.2025 15:51 — 👍 61    🔁 6    💬 10    📌 4

I doodle to relax. I love it.

01.03.2025 18:37 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

I like this a hole lot...get it? 🤣

01.03.2025 17:59 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Aw thanks. I'm a beginner so 🤷 I'm only learning. I appreciate 🙏 your kind words.

01.03.2025 17:56 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

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